I have already written so many articles on hold mail service by United States Postal Service. It is one of the most used service by USPS customers. Whenever the customers of U.S Postal Service cannot receive mail then they put their mail on hold using this USPS hold mail service. As you all know that there are few ways through which you can submit a hold mail request like you can submit a USPS Hold Mail in writing or in person and also online using the official site of USPS. Once you have submitted the request you can enjoy your holidays without worrying about mail. The mail will be delivered to you after the ending date of request submitted but there are so many situations in which we have to cancel or modify the request. The situations can be different for everyone.

You can modify or cancel this request by telephone. To know how to do this read the text below.

Modify or Cancel Hold Mail Request By Telephone :-

You can call on the following number to cancel or modify your request : 1-800-ASK-USPS® (1-800-275-8777)

But before calling on this number let’s see the hours of operation for 1-800-ASK-USPS :-

You can call USPS according to above hours of operation. The customer representatives are available only according to this schedule.

Note :- You can get the automated information anytime because it is available 24×7 (24 hours a day and seven days a week).

It takes about 15 minutes to integrate the request into USPS database. So if you want to modify or cancel a request which you just created then you have to wait sufficient time and after that you can call on the above toll free number. Here is one more important thing and that is, confirmation number will be required if you want to alter the request by phone. Most of you might be thinking that what if you don’t have the confirmation number then in this situation you can follow the advice given below :-

Modify or Cancel Hold Mail Request By Telephone without confirmation number :-

If you don’t have the confirmation number which you received after the request submission then you have to visit your local post office with a Photo ID to cancel or modify the hold mail request and if you are still on vacation or out of town then call your local post office.